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Eight Essential Documents That Are Key to Shipping

MTS Logistics

On the other hand, you also need to know and understand the rules and regulations of exporting and importing, and crucially, you need the proper shipping documents. However, most documentation is still handled manually in some countries. Pro Forma Invoice. Packing List. Bill of Lading (BOL). Bill of Lading (BOL).

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Hazmat Products Shipping Tutorial for Ecommerce Businesses

Ship Monk

Extra care must be taken when storing, handling, packing, and shipping these and other hazmat products. What do you, as an ecommerce business owner, need to know about shipping hazmat products? PHMSA has a lot to say about how hazmat products should be handled and shipped, even if your shipments don’t require registration.

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Commercial Documents Required for Customs Clearance

20Cube Logistics

Every country has their own laws as outlined by the government and the shipping companies as well as freight forwarders should be aware of it and keep a tab on the new laws related to customs so as not to skip any mandatory document while in international trade. The Customs invoice is a mandatory document for an export transaction.

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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

The company’s flagship product is called RaftBot, which can be customized to meet the specific needs of different industries and businesses. Lionel van der Walt and Joe Lynch discuss revolutionizing freight forwarding using tech, which is exactly what Raft.ai

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First data logger meets IEC standard

Logistics Business Magazine

This standard specifies the common environmental influences to which products may be exposed during transport in their ready-for-shipment form. The Aspion G-Log 2 data logger is the only device in its price class to document the course of a shock or vibration per axis in millisecond increments.

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Unparalleled Selection of Products at Show

Logistics Business Magazine

More than 1,500 exhibitors from Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa will present their current portfolios of products, systems, and solutions for efficient intralogistics processes to an international industry audience across 125,000 square meters of the fully booked exhibition centre—7% more exhibit space than last year.

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Importation of Covid-19 response medical products

Globalior

In light of the Covid-19 situation, many traders now find themselves attempting to import or export pharmaceuticals, medical support products and medical devices across borders. This includes PPE products such as masks, gloves, gowns and protective glasses. Duty free imports of certain medical products maybe possible.